Table 2.
Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in heart, kidney and liver of female and male Hannover Sprague-Dawley (HanSD) and transgenic rats (TGR) aged 9 months.
| Females | HanSD (n=8) | TGR (n=8) |
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| Heart (μmol/mg protein) | 15.93 ± 0.90 | 15.98 ± 1.01 |
| Kidney (μmol/mg protein) | 28.79 ± 2.20 | 28.96 ± 1.34 |
| Liver (μmol/mg protein) | 13.46 ± 0.98 | 15.13 ± 1.77 |
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| Males | HanSD (n=6) | TGR (n=5) |
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| Heart (μmol/mg protein) | 11.70 ± 1.52# | 11.74 ± 1.23# |
| Kidney (μmol/mg protein) | 18.55 ± 0.11# | 20.36 ± 1.21# |
| Liver (μmol/mg protein) | 8.80 ± 0.45# | 8.52 ± 2.19# |
All values are mean ± SEM, n, number of animals is given in parentheses Significantly different:
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P ≤ 0.05 vs. females.